The Lausiac History of Palladius

by Palladius, Dom Cuthbert Butler (Editor)

Overview

The church historian and Benedictine monk Cuthbert Butler (1858-1934) was known for his expertise on the monastic life and wrote several books on the subject, including Benedictine Monachism (1919) and Western Mysticism (1922). Previously he had produced this two-volume edition of Palladius of Galatia's Lausiac History. Written in the early fifth century, it records the lives of the Egyptian 'Desert Fathers' and is an important source for early monasticism. In Volume 1 (1898), Butler begins with a general introduction to Palladius' work, followed by a critical survey of the various versions of Palladius' text, which survives in Greek, Latin, Syriac, Armenian and Coptic. The volume includes a contribution by Armitage Robinson, later Dean of Westminster, on the Armenian version. The later part of this volume turns to an exploration of Palladius' theology, other related sources for the history of Egyptian monasticism, and a historical discussion of early monasticism.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781108077088
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	08/28/2014
Series:	Cambridge Library Collection - Religion
Pages:	318
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.71(d)

Table of Contents

1. Introductory; Part I. Textual Criticism: 2. Redactions of the Historia Lausiaca; 3. The Historia Monachorum in Aegypto; 4. Relations between the three documents; 5. Comparison of the Greek texts in selected cases; 6. Organic corruptions in the long recension of the Historia Lausiaca; 7. The short recension not an abridgment of the long, nor the long an author's second edition of the short; 8. Sozomen and the Historia Lausiaca; 9. The Latin versions of the Historia Lausiaca; 10. The Syriac versions; 11. The Armenian version Armitage Robinson; 12. The Coptic version; 13. The Ethiopic and Arabic versions of the 'Rule of Pachomius'; Summary of results of Part I; Part II. Historical Criticism: 14. The theological character of Palladius; 15. Historicity of the Lausiac History; 16. Other sources of early Egyptian monastic history; 17. Recent theories concerning St Anthony; 18. Origin and character of early Christian monachism in Egypt; 19. Epilogue; Appendices.